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Tell Vietnam: Put An End The Brutal And Illegal Cat Meat Trade

It is illegal to consume cats in Vietnam, but even the officials supposed to enforce the law break it - and eat them "for luck."

Goal:100,000•Progress:38,044

Sponsored by:The Animal Rescue Site

Tell the current Vietnamese Ministers of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Industry and Trade to put a real stop to the illegal cat meat trade. Eating a cat is cruel, will not bring you luck or make you more agile, and could seriously harm your health.

The dog meat trade has come under scrutiny in recent years, but cats who are similarly abused haven't gotten as much attention. In this brutal yet thriving trade, cats are crammed into wire cages and transported into Vietnam, where cat meat is popular. Though many are strays, a large number are also beloved pets who have been stolen, still wearing their collars.

From there, the cruelty only gets worse. Groups of cats are transported in sacks, and because "tough" meat is desirable, cats are terrified and tortured prior to inhumane butchering. Some restaurants cram living cats into cages, so that consumers can pick which one to eat. Then they are boiled alive in hot water. One cat butcher boasted of killing 31 cats in one day for his restaurant. This is barbaric cruelty toward intelligent, sensitive, and innocent pets.[1]

The meat is sold as an expensive "delicacy" labeled "little tiger." Locals eat cat meat at the beginning of the month and year for good luck, or believing that it will bring strength and agility. [1] But the unregulated meat can be deadly, exposing people who eat it to diseases including toxoplasmosis, E. coli, and rabies.

In 1998, a ban on consuming cats in Vietnam was established by the prime minister to protect cats to make sure the rats did not get out of control. But it was ignored. Today, cat meat is popular. Many of the avid consumers are the very officials who are supposed to be enforcing the ban. [2]

Sign now and demand this gruesome meat trade be ended for good. Like dogs, cats are meant to be our friends - not dinner.

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To Vietnam's current Ministers of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Industry and Trade:

The ban established in 1998 to ban cat meat from consumption needs to be enforced. It is inhumane to torture cats, butcher them, and eat them for "good luck."

Anyone who sells cats for meat or cat meat itself, or who consumes it - including police who should be enforcing the ban - needs to be prosecuted. This insidious cat meat trade is brutal, cruel, and illegal. Cats are not listed as livestock by Vietnam, and should not be sold for meat. It is dangerous to turn a blind eye to an unregulated meat trade in which contaminants can include potentially deadly diseases like toxoplasmosis, E. coli, and rabies.

These cats are being tortured and butchered. Some may be strays, but many are stolen pets. Thailand has sensibly and humanely banned all dog and cat meat, and we hope you will do the same. It is best for both animals and the people.

Your swift action is appreciated!

Sincerely,

Petition Signatures

Aug 14, 2018Shirley Thompson

Aug 14, 2018Filomena C

Aug 14, 2018Lorraine O'DonnellShame on these people, and yes, animal abuse and abuse of humans often spring from the same diseased souls

Aug 14, 2018'Tiger' MasonKilling dogs and cats for meat is inhumane and cruel-don't we have enough other animals to eat without killing people's pet friends? Are you Vietnamese the same speices as the rest of us? No, you are part Denisovan, that explains a lot....

Aug 14, 2018Annemarie Jackson

Aug 14, 2018Sharron RThis is pure animal abuse and abusing any animal will lead those abusers to ABUSE CHILDREN. Stop the abuse of the cats and save some CHILD from being ABUSED

Aug 14, 2018D Rader

Aug 14, 2018Janet Geiler

Aug 14, 2018Mindi Tambellini

Aug 14, 2018(Name not displayed)

Aug 14, 2018Valerie leblanc

Aug 14, 2018Mike Eckenrode

Aug 14, 2018Ron and Dorene Richman

Aug 14, 2018Lorri Gaffney

Aug 14, 2018Barbara ChastainSHAME ON ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW; SUCH OFFICIALS SHOULD BE REMOVED OR BETTER YET PROSECUTED.

Aug 13, 2018(Name not displayed)WHY IS THIS PETITION STILL NOT GETTING THE SIGNATURES IT NEEDS TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF CATS? Please sign and share - cats suffer the same horrors, if not more, than dogs do in the meat trade. PLEASE FIGHT FOR ALL ANIMALS!

Aug 13, 2018(Name not displayed)

Aug 13, 2018Lena Harris

Aug 13, 2018Erica EricksonSTOP BOILING ALIVE CATS!

Aug 13, 2018Suzanne Carriere

Aug 13, 2018Pat Williams

Aug 13, 2018Anthony HarperTo treat the most beautiful and loving of beings in this way is an intolerable sin and truly vile/disgusting. If the Vietnamese continue this practice, they should be shunned for all times and done away with completely when possible.